MP Housing board employee caught taking bribe in Bhopal
Bhopal Jan 20 PTI An employee of the Housing Board was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 on Thursday to issue a no-objection certificate NOC for construction of a house in Madhya Pradeshs Bhopal a Lokayukta official said The accused employee Prahlad Shrivastava allegedly tried to injure himself with a knife when Lokayukta officials tried to nab him at his office Lokayukta superintendent of police Manu Vyas said A policeman from the raiding team sustained an injury while trying to prevent the accused from harming himself he said Based on a complaint lodged by one Gopal Singh Rathore a trap was laid and Shrivastava was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount at his office the official said Shrivastava had allegedly demanded Rs 10000 from the complainant for issuing an NOC to construct a permanent house in place of a temporary one he said A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Shrivastava and further investigations in the matter are underway he said A separate case was also registered against the accused official in TT Nagar police station for taking out a knife from a drawer and injuring himself the SP added PTI MAS ARU ARU
Bhopal Jan 20 PTI An employee of the Housing Board was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4000 on Thursday to issue a no-objection certificate NOC for construction of a house in Madhya Pradeshs Bhopal a Lokayukta official said The accused employee Prahlad Shrivastava allegedly tried to injure himself with a knife when Lokayukta officials tried to nab him at his office Lokayukta superintendent of police Manu Vyas said A policeman from the raiding team sustained an injury while trying to prevent the accused from harming himself he said Based on a complaint lodged by one Gopal Singh Rathore a trap was laid and Shrivastava was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe amount at his office the official said Shrivastava had allegedly demanded Rs 10000 from the complainant for issuing an NOC to construct a permanent house in place of a temporary one he said A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Shrivastava and further investigations in the matter are underway he said A separate case was also registered against the accused official in TT Nagar police station for taking out a knife from a drawer and injuring himself the SP added PTI MAS ARU ARU
